Present Day Applications: 現代應用: | for the relief of migraine, to help prevent blood clots, as an anti-inflammatory for relief of arthritis, to relieve pain during menstrual menses due to blood clots, and for improving eye sight. 用于偏頭痛,帮助防止血凝,抗炎,减輕關節炎症狀,减輕經期血瘀所致的經痛。 |
Pharmaceutical name: 英文药名: | Flos Tanaceti |
Biological name: 拉丁學名: | Tanacetum parthenium or Chrysanthemum parthenium (L.) Berman. |
Japanese Name: 日文名: |
natsu shiro giku (夏白菊) |
Pron. in Korean: 韓文名: |
habaeggug
(夏白菊) |
Pron. in Cantonese: 粤語發音: | siu2 baak6 guk1 |
Common Name: 英文名: | Feverfew, Pyrethrum parthenium, Featherfew, Featherfoil, Flirtwort |
Distribution: 分佈: | |
Properties (characteristics): 性味: | sweet, slightly cool. 味甘﹐性微寒。 |
Channels (meridians) entered: 歸經: | liver, lung. 肝﹐肺經。 |
Medical Functions: 药理: | - Inhibits release of serotonin: The active ingredients sesquinterpene lactones (including parthenolide) inhibit the release of the hormone serotonin from platelets. The releasing of serotonin in turn triggers the release of histamine, which expands the blood vessels and triggers migraines.
- Suppresses the production of prostaglandins which causes inflammation.
- Parthenolide, the main component in Feverfew, kills human leukemia stem cells
- 白菊內脂﹕防止血小板過度 結集、阻止血清素分泌﹐進而阻止組織胺之分泌。(組織胺之分泌能使得血管膨脹發炎而產生頭痛)。
- 防止產生前列腺素發炎物質。
- 小白菊之主要化學成份﹐白菊內脂能殺滅白血病之幹細胞。
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Actions & Indications: 主治: | migraine, arthritis, painful menses, blurry eyesight, yinxu (yin deficient) with excess heat in the body 偏頭痛﹐關節炎﹐經痛﹐眼花﹐ 陰虛有熱。 |
Chemical ingredients: 化學成份: | sesquiterpene lactones (including parthenolide), borneol, camphor, pyrethrins. 倍半帖內酯 (包括﹕白菊內脂)﹐龍腦, 樟腦﹐除蟲菊素﹐ |
Dosage﹕ 每日量: | 6~12 g per day 6 ~ 12 克。 |
Samples of formulae: | |
Modern Research: | parthenolide kills human acute myelogenous leukemia stem cells. 白菊內脂能夠摧毀急性骨髓性白血病的幹細胞。 |
Cautions: 用量: | Do not use while on blood thinning medication (like warfarin, heparin etc), during pregnancy or while breastfeeding. 用防止血液凝結藥物時不可同時用小白菊。脯奶或懷孕時不可用。 |